[Reposted from Apr 2016] CAPITA continues implementation of Barnet's 2010 CORRUPT BRENT CROSS PLANNING CONSENT

"Town Planner"

Brent Cross, 
North West London, 
NW4 3FP
£45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits 
Gold Group Ltd.
Permanent [in a manner of speaking]

"Our client, a well-established company based in both Thameslink [sic] and Brent Cross are looking for a Town Planner to join their team.

"Brent cross are looking for 1x Town Planner 1x Town Planner [sic]
Thameslink are looking for 1x Town Planner

"This is a career-defining opportunity to contribute to one of Europe's largest and most dynamic regeneration programmes. We are looking for ambitious and experienced Town Planners to join our Brent Cross Planning Team and Thameslink Team Based in London as this exciting regeneration project reaches a key stage of delivery."

About the roles

The approved development will provide:

• A new town centre comprising retail and leisure uses and a new office quarter with 4million square feet of office space.
• 7,500 new homes and approximately 20,000 new jobs.
• Double in size of the existing Brent Cross Shopping Centre including an enhanced replacement bus station.
• A new Thameslink railway station and associated new public plazas and public realm.
• Extensive changes to the highway, cycle and pedestrian network including a new pedestrian and cycle 'living bridge' over the A406.
• New and refurbished public parks, including a new riverside park along a diverted section of the River Brent.
• Expanded primary and secondary schools.
• Replacement waste handling and rail freight facilities.

What you will do

• Provide pre-application advice to developers, coordinating and processing planning applications, reserved matters applications, section 73 applications, section 96a applications, discharge of conditions and other relevant applications associated with the development.
• Negotiating and securing Section 106 planning obligations and instruct, coordinate and lead on associated legal processes.
• Providing planning input and giving evidence at Public Inquiry required for Compulsory Purchase Orders.
• Carrying out a broad range of work to assist service delivery including coordinating the registration of new applications, review and appraise technical reports, plans and planning documents associated with planning submissions for the project.
• Prepare accurate and timely officer delegated reports and committee reports for planning and other Council committees, and briefing papers to Councillors and members of the public.

What you will need

• To be competent and confident to lead negotiations with developers and stakeholders, influence and shape development proposals, communicate clear advice and achieve effective outcomes.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of development management procedures, planning policy, and experience of investigating, analysing, recommending and presenting solutions to planning problems to make quality planning decisions.
• Knowledge of urban design principles and ability to assess design proposals.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of London or metropolitan/regional and local government planning issues, policy trends and development/legal processes.

What's in it for you?

• As well as a generous basic salary we also give you up to 25 day's [sic] holiday, discretionary annual bonus, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, share ownership scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle.
• There are strong career opportunities across the Capita group nationwide [Ah. So it's a Capita job! Good Grief.] and overseas, with a strategy of secondment and resource sharing to enable maximum opportunity for individuals.

"This advert was posted by Gold Group - one of the UK's leading niche recruitment consultancies. We span a variety of specialist industries and are the recruitment company to help you find your next career opportunity. We pride ourselves on our commitment to candidates and stick to our ethos of finding the right role for the right person. Visit our website or get in touch today to discuss this role, find out what else we've got or just for a chat about the state of your industry. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.

"Please be aware that we receive a high volume of applications for every role advertised and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview."

Contact: Lewis White

Reference: Totaljobs/931688

Job ID: 65163599